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Here is our portfolio of "locations" where we normally shoot. Our locations come in two basic varieties. A Major location is one wherein we can shoot in front of several backgrounds. For a particular shoot, a major location session can yield 200 or so images. A Minor location is one wherein there are a limited number of backgrounds, and you may only get a few images.

I really hate to post my "locations" here, I actually find photographers in town "ripping off" my work a few days after I shoot a new location.

We only shoot the lower levels of Amarillo High School Football (freshmen and JV) unless someone has a special request. There are several photographers who are trying to make a living shooting football pictures, so we try to let them.... Not everyone can do it for free.

A few football photos...lots of band and cheerleaders, because that is HOW WE ROLL! Bailey and I swapped cameras, switch sides, and generally jumbled our pictures up. There is literally no order, rhyme or reason to these, so make sure you dig through them all. If you are a CAPROCK fan, please share the word about our photos. And...THANK YOU BAILEY for your help!

Photos of the band, the cheerleaders, the fans, and a few football pictures. I had help tonight from Bailey, Elizabeth, Maddie and Sharon.... Bailey and Elizabeth shot the half time show from different sides of the field. Maddie and Sharon shot photos of the band (and others) from in the stands. I worked the sidelines. (So in other words, I didn't do much.) If you see any of these young ladies, tell them how good they did!

Nothing like a pep rally! We really focused on the cheerleaders and the band this trip. A special thank you goes to Elizabeth Burks for helping shoot the "Two Bits" shots using our high angle equipment and to Bailey Forbes for helping with the halftime photos!

955 Photos - Wild Skies was honored, for the second year, to be asked to photograph the Panhandle Soccer Coaches Association All Star Soccer game held at River Road High School. Some of our soccer friends were on the field and in the stands, and it was great to see all the Senior Soccer stars from the Amarillo area.

762 Photos - We've known Jessi for quite some time, since she is a member of the Amarillo High School Lady Sandies Soccer team. She met us at a new location, Thompson Park, and we had a great session. She was a great deal of fun, a natural model, and beautiful young woman. We are just waiting for her to call again for more photos!

340 Photos - Micah is a Senior at Amarillo High School. He plays football and Soccer, and is a member of the National Honor Society. He is off to continue his education at Texas Tech University. Go Red Raiders!

We met Seth (as we do many students) through the Amarillo High School Golden Sandie Marching Band. He is such a great gentleman and has a bright future in front of him. If you get the chance to talk to Seth about music, or religion, or Electrical Engineering, or anything....I encourage you to do so.

230 Photos - What fun we had with Savannah and Ollie. Well, we had a lot of fun after we got chased off the Railroad Tracks by the police. But, Medi-Park offered some good backgrounds, and Savannah was just beautiful in the late afternoon Sun.

1213 Photos - 1. Tascosa defeats MOJO!!!! Pictures of the band, football team, Belles, Cheerleaders and others are in this album. 2. Tascosa falls to Denton Ryan. Again, all the groups are represented in chronological order within the sections.

441 Photos - Justin, Courtney and their mom, Trisha, were great subjects for us. Justin is the focus of our session. He is a Senior at Amarillo High School and is also a Cheerleader for the Sandies. His sister, Courtney, is a Freshman and also a Cheerleader. They were natural models and a real pleasure to work with.

2949 Photos - When we shoot Cross Country, we use two cameras and pick a location where the runners pass by twice. So, if you don't see your runner, or a good photo of your runner...keep looking in the pile. These are "quick edits"...not much done to them (not even straightened). Let me know if you have problems.

We also don't have a lot of followers in the Cross Country community, so please let runners in these events know about our webpage.

668 Photos - KayLyn is a beautiful soon-to-be graduate of Texas Tech University. Her mom and I went to school together in the dark ages, and she asked if I would shoot some graduation pictures for KayLyn. Marci and I met them at one of our favorite locations on an overcast Saturday and had a great time. I hope you enjoy looking at these photos as much I enjoyed working on them.

252 Photos - We typically go to photograph the Amarillo High School Golden Sandstorm Marching Band, but occasionally, we'll snap a few other sights.... Today, we also spent some time with the Tascosa Rebel Regiment and the Tascosa Belles.

308 Photos - My new friends, Tyra and Crystal, met me at First Baptist Church for a great little session. Proud of the cars, their team (the Texans), and their travels; this shoot was well worth the time!

845 Photos of two gorgeous twin sisters who happen to be Seniors at Amarillo High School this year. Very involved in Marching Band and Cross Country, these two were great to work with and a lot of fun.

434 Photos. Sydney is a member of the Golden Sandie Marching Band and a Senior at Amarillo High School. She rocked these pictures in her favorite outfits. I hope we get to work with her a lot more in the future. Most of these photos are by Marci Jones.

655 Photos - Mason is a member of the Amarillo High School Golden Sandstorm Marching Band and a great guy. His mom, Cendrine; our friend, Gabriella; and I had a blast working with him. Something tells me we will see him many more times in the future.

149 Photos. Marci and I made another trip to Albuquerque to see the Peter White Concert and get some time at the Albuquerque Botanical Gardens. The flowers were a little faded from our last trip in 2013 (which was in the Spring), but the dragonflies, damselflies, and bees were having fun!

169 Photos - Jim Cameron, Jennifer Cameron, Megan Cameron, James Cameron at Western Plateau School's Playground was the subject of Ryan's work today. He did a great job in some harsh lighting to capture the fun that this family has when they get together. What a great set of photos!

742 Photos - Wild Skies was honored to be asked to photograph the Panhandle Soccer Coaches Association All Star Soccer game held at River Road High School. Some of our soccer friends were on the field and in the stands, and it was great to see all the Senior Soccer stars from the Amarillo area.

Kilee is a 2015 Senior at Randall High School. She is also an athlete and sported a huge bruise on her arm at her first session (which we did our best to hide until the very last photos when she was showing it off). For her first session, Kilee went through three rotations with us, one on 6th Street and two at the Chamber of Commerce (with an outfit change in between). Her second session was at the Harrington House in downtown Amarillo, and at First Baptist Church.

785 Photos - Emily is a Senior this year at Groom High School. What a pleasant and beautiful young lady. We had a great time shooting in old familiar spots around the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. I hope this is not the last we see of her smiling face.

43 Photos - Ryan shot Ian's photos for us. He did a great job. This is not Ian's first time in front of the camera, his entire family posed for us a while back, and he is always front and center in our AHS Golden Sandie Marching Band photos.

715 Photos - Deandra is from Randall High School and is a Senior this year. She tracked me down after shooting her friend Kilee. They are both beautiful young ladies. I was helped on this shoot by my new assistant, Ryan Norris. Let me know what you think at wildskiesphotos@rocketmail.com.

Marci's Dad grew up in the farm house shown in these photos. Some of the family members still live there. We made a trip to gather some photos, and were also greeted by a wildflower explosion! Nancy (Marci's Mom) made the trip with us.

2483 Photos - Chandler Hinojosa is a member of the Amarillo High School Golden Sandie Marching Band. I have shot many performance pictures of her in the past. When her mom, Tonya, asked if I would shoot Senior pictures for her, I jumped at the chance. What a beautiful young lady with classic lines and great poise. I hope you enjoy her pictures as much as Marci and I enjoyed shooting them. In some of these albums, she is joined by her sister Brittney.

621 Photos - Marc Wilson is a Senior at Amarillo High School with a very promising future. He is a very intelligent and charming young man who was excellent to work with. This was his first shoot with Wild Skies. I was assisted in this shoot by Katie Collins, another AHS Senior.

Another year, another challenge. I am going to try and post original content every day. I may not shoot every day, but you shouldn't see the same photo twice.... Wish me luck by hitting the "like" button above.

My friend Sandra and her man, Kyle, asked me to shoot some photos in Palo Duro Canyon. Why would I say no? Hannah and I made the trek down today and were met with a GREAT couple who were great to work with!

85 Photos - Amarillo High School, Bushland High School, and lots of other bands from the UIL "Area" competed yesterday in Lubbock. I didn't shoot many, and I only shot wide angles. But, maybe you will find some you like...

1247 Photos - Bailey Forbes is one of my friends in the Amarillo High School Golden Sandie Marching Band. Beautiful and talented, she was also a blast to photograph! Marci and I shot so many photos that it took about twice as long as normal to edit them. Enjoy these beauties!

1103 Photos - The photos have only been very lightly edited. The wide angle shots (Canon T3i with Canon 18-55 zoom set at 18mm) was manually triggered from a fixed mount. The features were shot on a Canon T3i with a Canon 70-200 f4L zoom on a gimbal mount. Please e-mail us if you have questions or requests.

2475 Photos - Pictures from the High Plains Marching Festival at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo.

Robot photos - each section will tell you the increment of time set on the robot, in case you want to scroll through the photos at the same speed. I apologize for some of the "tilting" in some of the robot shots. My tripod kept getting bumped and from the distance I was shooting, a little goes a long ways!

I did not edit the "non-robot" photos much. You should be able to zoom into just about any of the students using your photo editor. I recommend Picassa (free download).

359 Photos - Another student from the Amarillo High School Golden Sandie Marching Band, Jack was an outstanding subject for Marci and I to shoot in a new location for us, the Colonies. I think these are OUTSTANDING!

73 Photos - Amarillo Medical Services and the Amarillo Bulls hockey team joined forces to honor Wade Bell. Nathaniel Lerma covered the event for Wild Skies Photography. Considering how difficult hockey is to photograph, he did an OUTSTANDING job. The event was also attended by several Amarillo High School Golden Sandie Marching Band students, and the Amarillo Fire Department Bagpipe group. Enjoy!

1257 Photos - The 2014 Top of Texas Karate Championships were held at the Amarillo Civic Center. Hosted by the Amarillo Martial Arts Center. If you would like more information, visit - http://amarillomartialartscenter.com/.

317 Photos. My friend, John Lerma, introduced me to Kim and Evan. He thought they might be great subjects for portraits. This was the easiest shot I ever did, I handed a camera to John, one to Suzie Lerma, and one to Nathaniel Lerma; and I just directed. I think these will do just fine!

One of our great pleasures is to go down and photograph the activities at LaDeeDa Music Company. Everyone is always having a good time. If you are interested in music and interaction lessons for you and your children, let us know and we will pass your name to Celeste, the Director.

For more information, please visit http://batontwirling.com/NBTA/Index.htm

When Shiela first called me and asked if I would photograph the twirling championship that she was organizing, I didn't hesitate a moment. I have always thought twirlers were under-appreciate athletes and performers. At the end, I was proven correct, and then some!

Photos from the NBTA Southwest Regional Championships. If you like the photos, please leave a comment or hit the "like" button.

I just showed up one day at the Amarillo High Softball team. The great student athletes, parents and coaches welcomed me like a long lost friend. There is a lot of things going on in a Softball game, but getting the perfect shot is difficult due to the fencing and the quick changes of scenes in the game.

Soccer is an amazing sport to photograph. The players move fast, the ball flies around, and the distances to the action can be substantial. I enjoyed the challenge. Please hit "like" or leave comments for the photos that you enjoy the most.

Soccer is an amazing sport to photograph. The players move fast, the ball flies around, and the distances to the action can be substantial. I enjoyed the challenge. Please hit "like" or leave comments for the photos that you enjoy the most.

183 Photos - 3/16/2013 - Marci, Hannah and I went to Shamrock today for the parade. I started with over 500 photos and whittled them down to about 200. Enjoy, I don't know anyone from Shamrock. If you do, please let them know about these photos.

Amarillo High played Denton Guyer in Midland today. Even though it was a loss, the game was great. I want to send out a big THANK YOU to Colleen Hyer for taking stand photos for me during the 3rd Quarter.

34 Photos - I was really missing my Mom and Dad this morning. So, I drove through and around Dumas a couple of times. I didn't want to talk to anyone or think about it too much, just wanted to see a few things that remind me of them.

It was a cold Saturday, but hopefully everyone had a good time. Each Segment will have a set of photos that was taken "robotically" with the camera just firing periodically (look at the time to determine the interval) and some snapshots that I took of each group. Enjoy!

Hannah's last year with the Amarillo High School Sandie Band was 2011. I had LOTS of fun taking photos for the band, but it was a little WORK. 6 months later when I am organizing this album, I realize that I actually miss it. So, after taking the Fall of 2011 and Spring of 2012 off...I came back in the Fall of 2012...with a VENGEANCE!

Amarillo hosted the Class AA, Area A high school marching band competition on October 24, 2009. These photos are currently being edited, and will be uploaded as soon as possible. Click on the "Wild Skies..." icon above for other years or different photos.

Bands that participated in the Region 1 University Interscholastic League Marching Band Contest at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo are included in this album. The schools are arranged in the order of their performance. Class A schools are first, Class AAAAA schools are last. Click on the "Wild Skies..." icon above for other years or different photos.

17 Photos - With respect to the Cadillac Ranch, an industrious individual on Farm-to-Market Road 1151 East of Canyon created a memorial to the ever changing agricultural combine. These photos were shot in the middle of the day, with no preparation.

For our anniversary, Marci and I (with Hannah) went to Fort Worth for a few days. While we were there, we went to the Fort Worth Symphony's Concert in the Garden, the Japanese Garden (the main reason we went), and Cowboys Stadium.

Jordan held an art show at Amarillo College in the Spring of 2012. His show featured art that imitated famous art pieces, but using video game characters in place of the normal subjects. His show ran for a few weeks. These photos are from a special Saturday showing that his friends and family could attend.